Pashley26 Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 (edited) Eurgh, basically my bird just had a shower and shook all over me like a dog and now I stink of wet bird. Which is similar to wet ducks. Have you guys seen my bird? - FINALLY finished the map on the Clio today, SO happy with the way it drives now. Might not seem so amazing to you guys, but to me this is a great improvement - [media=] Edited May 22, 2012 by Pashley26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Contained Jardo FTW. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Contained Jardo ***. I concur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pashley26 Posted May 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 So fecking gay. I love Battlefield, I rock at it too which helps. Had like 4 pints of G&T and I'm pretty smashed, thank f**k I am the only person in work tomorrow from my dept! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 thank f**k I am the only person in work tomorrow from my dept! Not if I have anything to do with it you won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted May 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Not if I have anything to do with it you won't. Dude, you have NO IDEA how difficult my day was trying to explain that to my director and manager who have no idea why something like that would be funny because they are both mature adults. I lol'd like f**k when I opened my emails, but then when I got called up to HR I was shitting myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 They just didn't want you to find their profiles... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted May 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Eurgh, worst day ever. On the plus side, looking to get a set of D2 Coilovers. I've emailed the seller on ebay and they are going to sort them out for me at cost price because they've had them for years lol! Also, my RS2 inlet is in production. SHOULD have it fitted by end of August. Aiiiiet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrayvon Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Out of interest, do you miss your turbo? For example, I love the lazyness of having a turbo. So going from it to an NA car would be a tad strange I'm sure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted May 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Out of interest, do you miss your turbo? For example, I love the lazyness of having a turbo. So going from it to an NA car would be a tad strange I'm sure? I do yes, but I enjoy the balance and chassis more. In the real world driving daily I miss it, but when I want to thrash is or knock it down a gear and nail it through a bend I don't. I've had a couple of embarrassing races where I've forgotten I've got a slow car haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrayvon Posted May 25, 2012 Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 I do yes, but I enjoy the balance and chassis more. In the real world driving daily I miss it, but when I want to thrash is or knock it down a gear and nail it through a bend I don't. I've had a couple of embarrassing races where I've forgotten I've got a slow car haha. Yeah I thought as much. Was contemplating going back to NA when I change this but think I may miss the lazyness of it. Petrol turbo it is then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted May 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 If you enjoy a good drive then swap back to NA, otherwise turbo ***. I cannot wait for tomorrow, organised a big meet out on the Moors for a load of guys off Clio Sport. Should be 10/15 cars, a bbq and football. Whoop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 Wasn't so long ago that you were saying NA cars would die out altogether soon and turbo's would be the only solution? Although I think you were talking more in terms of big fast saloon cars using turbo'd V8s now rather than the 5 1/2+ litre V10s they've been using the last few years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 On the plus side, looking to get a set of D2 Coilovers. I've emailed the seller on ebay and they are going to sort them out for me at cost price because they've had them for years lol! D2 is rubbish. Bilstein B12 + thick ARB's is where it's at. At least the suspension actually works as opposed to being rock solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted May 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 I was talking about Vtec and that Honda are mental to have persued it for so long. Any new car (post 2001) which is performance orientated and doesn't have a turbo is IMO mental. You will notice all hot hatches are small displacement turbo engine now. Before the 2001 tax break NA cars are fine because tax is capped at £230. But if you look at something like an S2000 or a new CTR the tax is mental expensive when put next to the performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted May 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 A successful morning's tripodding - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Bet mine would crease inhalf if I tried that haha. The metro deffo would have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted May 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 It's properly fun, sometimes I go and find places to do it. Or I'll be driving along and see a dip in the road *** on the brakes and give it a go haha. The clio is stiff as f**k now, even without a cage or any bracing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Nice tripod Jardo Sorry to arrived late to this topic: think I may miss the lazyness of it. Petrol turbo it is then If you enjoy a good drive then swap back to NA, otherwise turbo ***. Whilst I don't directly disagree with these two statements, they are based on a typical generalisation and common misconception. The 'typical' turbo power delivery is crap from a driving point of view, lag - lag - lag - Spool - BANG - Wheelspin - turbo out of puff - change gear - repeat. I agree with that, and it makes for a rapid, yet lazy and unrewarding drive. But, it doesn't have to be like that. You drive any factory mapped petrol turbo car and it'll be as smooth as anything, no big surge of torque, no loss of steam at the top end, it's just like having a bigger n/a engine. This is because the manufacturers spend millions on R&D and getting the engines just right for what they want to achieve. It's only when people try to tune, and push hardware beyond it's limits that you get that horrible delivery that high powered turbo cars are so famous for. If you spec a turbo car properly, and map it accordingly, it can feel like like a factory OEM map. My 20vt for example, when running on actuator pressure, produces an almost identical dyno graph to an average 3.0 M3, 275-280bhp, 230ish lbft, and smooth flat curves with no spikes at all. The torque line is near flat, with peak torque at 5900rpm, and the bhp keeps on rising to the limiter at 7100rpm. it even drives very similar to a 3.0 m3. Turn on the boost, and again it's mapped accordingly so that it comes in progressively, peak torque is really high up again at 5800rpm, with peak power around 6800rpm and anything up to 340bhp depending on what I wish for. Power is then similar to a highly tuned M3, although the torque figure is considerably higher at 300lbft, still maintaining a nice flat curve for most of the rev range. Still, in your position jardo, you're far better off in the clio. and it probably is something you can enjoy far more on the road than the A3 was. in the turbo'd car with lots of power, you end up going. SO fast SO quickly, that things get very dangerous, very soon. In the clio you can hoon around thinking you're the stig all day long, and you're not likley to break into tripple figures 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted May 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 I went to Cadover bridge today for a bit of a drive - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Looks like a nice road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted May 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 (edited) It is a properly nice road Adam, sorry for the camera slippage but this is going the other way - I've got another video I'm just uploading too, but fingers crossed the videos show more than anything how nicely I have mapped the car. The car is running perfectly safe below 6K and is much punchier and has better torque low end, but the way it kicks in above 6K really resembles the way a cammed car drives before mapping. Which is still a great improvement over stock. I have been pissing about with editing photo's as well. I know making photo's look retro is super gay and about 4 years old but I really like some of the things I've edited. I edited this picture of a friend of mines 182 the other day, I think it looks pretty cool and very retro. I like the almost polaroid finish? Same for this one of her indoors - And this looks a lot nicer than the original too - Edited May 31, 2012 by Pashley26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Just gotta watch out for animals! Saw someone in a Fiesta nearly hit a horse lying on the road Monday evening on Dartmoor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted May 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 (edited) Just gotta watch out for animals! Saw someone in a Fiesta nearly hit a horse lying on the road Monday evening on Dartmoor. I agree. It's potentially not the most responsible thing in the world to do, but it's a calculated risk. Anybody who has driven those roads (yourself included I am sure) knows how desperate they are to be driven. Oh, and potentially the only justification ever for using Instagram is this...Renaultsport Dog - Adam, does this seem about right to you - I have been in a couple of 182's recently and mine seems considerably quicker than every RS's I've been in. Edited May 31, 2012 by Pashley26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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